000
FZPN03 KNHC 200339
HSFEP2

FZPN03 KNHC DDHHMM
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC FRI DEC 20 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE 
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL
WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 20.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 21.                   
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM 
OF A LINE FROM 09N89W TO 07N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELLS.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF A LINE FROM 28N140W TO 10N125W TO 09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 27N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N117W TO 27N126W TO 28N136W. N OF FRONT E OF 128W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT 
N OF 28N. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 128W AND 136W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 22N120W TO 18N130W. 
N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N 
TO NE WINDS BETWEEN 126W AND 130W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS  8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N108W TO 15N117W 
THEN DISSIPATING TO 12N130W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 126W AND 133W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 24N BETWEEN 133W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
20N104W TO 12N119W TO 10N126W. N OF 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 135W 
AND ALSO N OF 09N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 112W AND 127W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N...NE AND NW SWELLS W OF 127W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N112.5W 1003 MB WITH 
COLD FRONT SW TO 30N111W TO 21N120W TO 17N128W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 28N109W TO 
19N125W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC FRI DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 06N94W TO 
05N100W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 07N110W TO 08N122W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 128W AND 132W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.